Tag: russia

Patriarch Kiril’s condolences over the death of President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez

obl- March 8, 2013

His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, sent the following message of condolences over the death of President Hugo Chavez to interim president ... Read More

Patriarch Kiril’s condolences over the death of President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez

obl- March 8, 2013

His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, sent the following message of condolences over the death of President Hugo Chavez to interim president ... Read More

Russian Church official attacks Stalin but says Soviet history is not all bad

obl- March 4, 2013

4/3/12 A top Russian Orthodox cleric has praised the Russian people for disrupting Stalin’s plan to change the historical course of Russia, but at the ... Read More

Church should have more control over Russian life: Putin

obl- February 2, 2013

Thomas Grove – 1/2/13 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the Orthodox Church should be given more say over family life, education and ... Read More

Church should have more control over Russian life: Putin

obl- February 2, 2013

Thomas Grove – 1/2/13 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the Orthodox Church should be given more say over family life, education and ... Read More

Gov’t asks Cyprus church to help secure Russian loan

obl- January 25, 2013

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – 24/1/13 THE CYPRUS government appears to be seeking divine intervention in times of distress and has asked the head of the church ... Read More

Georgia’s Ivanishvili Wants ‘Ideal’ Ties With Armenia

obl- January 18, 2013

Sargis Harutyunyan – 18/1/13 Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili pledged to seek the restoration of Georgia’s railway communication with Russia, vital for Armenia, and help make ... Read More

Anti-Christian violence in Syria can trigger mass exodus – report

obl- January 10, 2013

10/1/2013 Syria’s ongoing turmoil has turned the country into a dangerous place for Christians, an international missionary organization Open Doors says. According to its World ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill to make a pilgrimage to Mount Athos and visit Estonia

obl- December 30, 2012

Moscow, December 29, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is to visit Greece, Mount Athos and the Baltic States next year. “Early ... Read More

Jordanville’s Holy Trinity Monastery is in Need of Capital Renovation

obl- December 21, 2012

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia 21/12/12 The First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, expressed his deep concern over the ... Read More